Chapter 7 of Mike and Psmith is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Mike and Psmith is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"All right. But, I say, you _are_ a chap!" "What's the matter now?" "I mean about Sammy, you know. It's a jolly good score off old Downing.
Chapter 7 of Mike and Psmith is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a boy or man
From this reading “But, I say, you _are_ a chap!"”
United States landscape architect who designed the grounds of the White House and the Capitol Building (1815-1852)
From this reading “It's a jolly good score off old Downing.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “It's a jolly good score off old Downing.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “"What's the matter now?"”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"I mean about Sammy, you know.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “It's a jolly good score off old Downing.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “"All right.”
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading “It's a jolly good score off old Downing.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But, I say, you _are_ a chap!"
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I mean about Sammy, you know.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "All right.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But, I say, you _are_ a chap!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, I say, you _are_ a chap!"
a boy or man
From this reading But, I say, you _are_ a chap!"
United States landscape architect who designed the grounds of the White House and the Capitol Building (1815-1852)
From this reading It's a jolly good score off old Downing.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It's a jolly good score off old Downing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But, I say, you _are_ a chap!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a jolly good score off old Downing.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading It's a jolly good score off old Downing.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I mean about Sammy, you know.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What's the matter now?"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "I mean about Sammy, you know.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "What's the matter now?"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It's a jolly good score off old Downing.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It's a jolly good score off old Downing.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I mean about Sammy, you know.
express in words
From this reading But, I say, you _are_ a chap!"
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading It's a jolly good score off old Downing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What's the matter now?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's the matter now?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But, I say, you _are_ a chap!"
Chapter 7 of Mike and Psmith by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 7 holds 406 sentences of Mike and Psmith, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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